As I mentioned last week, I recently purchased a copy of the
Quidditch Through The Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them box set. I'm sure this makes it pretty obvious that yes, I am a geek and yes, I did read
Harry Potter this weekend.
I'm not going to go into any detail as I hate spoilers and don't want to ruin anything for anyone else who may have as yet not read it. I will say that I enjoyed it and am happy with the ending.
The book itself, all 785 pages of it, showed up on my doorstep (literally) at about 9:30 Saturday morning. From that point on, I largely did nothing but read. I took time out for a shower and some food, but that's about it. I finally finished just before 2:00 in the morning.
My sister on the other hand, didn't get her copy until some hours later. I'm pretty sure she saw the sun rise before she finally finished and went to bed.
Labels: Potter, Reading
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Believe it or not, I finished a book last night. I know that's a hard one to believe, but it's true.
Which of the three or four I'm reading you ask? Asimov's Foundation, as it is the topic of discussion for the book club tonight. I think I mentioned that the other day.
What's more, last night I hit one of the other thrift shops and found a copy of
Mirrorshades. I've actually been looking for it for quite some time now, only I've been to lazy to just order one online. But it worked out well in the end as I payed all of a buck for it. Go team!
I also mentioned the other day that I had picked up a couple other new books that I would mention at a later date. As it's officially a later date, let's take a look. The first was
Diamonds Are Forever, another if you do not already know, in the James Bond series. I almost hate to admit how much I've enjoyed the others I've read thus far. They are just good old fashion mind candy.
No I don't want to lead anyone to believe that I'm not well rounded however. The day after I bought Diamonds I picked up
A Guide to the Ancient World. This is an interesting book that I admit I haven't really gotten any time with as yet. I suppose it could best be described as a single volume encyclopedia of the ancient world. I read the article on the Scyths (or if you prefer Scythians) and if that is any indication, the book as a whole should be good.
Last, and I admit I'm reluctant to admit I bought this one, I picked up the box set of
Quidditch Through The Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. Ok, yeah, I know. I'm a giant frackin geek. What's your point. I'm already writing a blog primarily about my vast collection of Sci-Fi novels.
They are fun, what more can I say....
I'm sure there are other books I've purchased lately that have missed my attention here, but life goes on. Now if I could just quit my job to take some time to read them all. Who wants to give me a couple million dollars? Come on, let's see some hands... Anybody?
damn.
Labels: Books, History, Potter, Reading, Sci-Fi
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